Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Awards Winners: BURNING CANE, SWALLOW, BLOW THE MAN DOWN, & More

Tribeca Film Festival Awards 2019 Winners

Burning Cane, Swallow, Blow the Man Down, and the other winners of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival Awards have been announced. The 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Awards are from the “prominent film festival held in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, showcasing a diverse selection of independent films. Since its inaugural year in 2002, it has become a recognized outlet for independent filmmakers in all genres to release their work to a broad audience…The Festival’s program line-up includes a variety of independent films including documentaries, narrative features and shorts, as well as a program of family-friendly films. The Festival also features panel discussions with personalities in the entertainment world and a music lounge produced with ASCAP to showcase artists.”

Tribeca Film Festival Awards 2019 Winners

The full listing of the winners of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival Awards:

U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature
Burning Cane
Directed by Phillip Youmans

Best Actress
Haley Bennett, Swallow
(Special Jury mention: Geetanjali Thapi, Stray Dolls)

Best Actor
Wendell Pierce in Burning Cane

Best Cinematography
Phillip Youmans for Burning Cane
(Special Jury mention: Todd Banhazl, Blow the Man Down)

Best Screenplay
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, Blow the Man Down
(Special Jury mention: Ani Simon-Kennedy, The Short History of the Long Road)

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION

Best Feature
House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) (South Korea, USA)
Directed and written by Bora Kim

Best Actress
Ji-hu Park, House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) (South Korea, USA)

Best Actor
Ali Atay, Noah Land (Nuh Tepesi) (Germany, Turkey, USA)

Best Cinematography
Kang Gook-hyun, House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) (South Korea, USA)

Best Screenplay
Cenk Ertürk, Noah Land (Nuh Tepesi) (Germany, Turkey, USA)

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Best Feature
Scheme Birds (Scotland, Sweden)
Directed and written by Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin

Best Cinematography
Yang Sun, Shuang Liang, Our Time Machine (China)

Best Editing
Jennifer Tiexiera, 17 Blocks (USA)
(Special Jury mention, Rewind)

BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR COMPETITION

The Gasoline Thieves (Huachicolero) (Mexico, Spain, UK, USA)
Directed by Edgar Nito

BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR COMPETITION

Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award
Scheme Birds (Scotland, Sweden)
Directed by Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin

NORA EPHRON AWARD

Rania Attieh for Initials S.G. (Iniciales S.G.) (Argentina, Lebanon, USA)
Directed by Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia

SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Best Narrative Short
Maja (Denmark)
Directed by Marijana Jankovic
(Special Jury mention: The Dishwasher, written and directed by Nick Hartanto and Sam Roden

Shorts Animation Award
My Mother’s Eyes (UK)
Directed and written by Jenny Wright

Best Documentary Short
Learning To Skateboard In a Warzone (If You’re A Girl) (UK)
Directed by Carol Dysinger
(Special Jury Mention: St. Louis Superman

Student Visionary Award
Jebel Banat (Egypt)
Directed and written by Sharine Atif
(Special Jury mention: Pearl (Zhen Zhu))

STORYSCAPES AWARD

The Key (USA, Iraq)
Created by Celine Tricart

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